Several Miami breweries have joined the cause, and they're brewing the IPA to sell locally. Veza Sur, MIA Beer Company, Biscayne Bay Brewing, Concrete Beach, Wynwood Brewing, and J. Wakefield are all making the beer in solidarity.

Carnival Cruise Line will even offer the beer on its ships during the holidays.

Veza Sur's head brewer, Rhett Dougherty, began brewing the beer November 29, as soon as he got word of the program. He says that opening Veza Sur's taproom only three weeks before Hurricane Irma struck South Florida, he wanted to help rebuild the communities affected by the fire. “Having experienced Hurricane Irma three weeks after opening to the public, we can only imagine how devastating the fire has been for the community."

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Each participating brewery is using the same recipe, but facilities differ, so each brewery's timeline for offering the beer could vary. The Resilience Butte County Proud IPA is available now at Veza Sur for $6.50 a pint. According to head brewer Stephanie Harper, Islamorada Beer Company's batch is scheduled to be available this Thursday. Pints in the taproom will cost $6, and 100 percent of the purchase price (except sales tax) will go toward the fund.

Jonathan Wakefield, who brewed a special beer to raise money for relief efforts in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria devastated the island, says he's happy to participate in the Camp Fire campaign. "Lending a hand is part of who we are as an industry, as a company, and as individuals.” J. Wakefield's Resilience IPA will be available in four-packs of 16-ounce cans ($13) in mid-January 2019.

This Thursday, December 20, Wynwood Brewing will debut its IPA at Resilience Night Out at the Wynwood taproom. The event will be held at nearly every one of the 1,400 participating breweries in the hopes of raising more than $10 million to rebuild Butte County, California.

If you're looking for food to pair with your IPA, California Pizza Kitchen will host a nationwide fundraiser. Dine, at all of its locations this Tuesday, December 18. Mention you're dining to support the California Fire Foundation, and 20 percent of your check will be donated.

Laine Doss is the food and spirits editor for Miami New Times. She has been featured on Cooking Channel's Eat Street and Food Network's Great Food Truck Race. She won an Alternative Weekly award for her feature about what it's like to wait tables.

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